Bridgers 2: The Cost of Survival (Bridgers Series) by Stan C. Smith
Author:Stan C. Smith [Smith, Stan C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-15T07:00:00+00:00
11
Minutes
August 26 - 7:00 PM
Infinity had no time to straighten her body, so she hit the padded floor of the bridging chamber still in a sitting position.
Zachariah was the first to speak. âOw! That was unexpected. Great, Iâm naked again.â He then doubled over and retched.
Beside him, Lorissa was already dry heaving.
Infinity did a quick visual survey of her three companions sprawled on the floor around her. âWeâre all okay,â she shouted. âNo serious injuries.â
Armandoâs voice came over the comm. âWelcome back! Glad to see youâre all safe.â
The airlock hatch opened and med techs in white biosuits rushed in. They went straight to the two scientists and helped them to their feet. Zachariah and Lorissa told them they could walk, so the techs led them out the airlock and to the med lab.
âI assume, then, that the world is viable?â Armando asked.
Infinity shook her head as she got to her feet. âNo, itâs not.â
This was followed by a few seconds of silence.
âBut youâre all alive and appear to be healthy.â It was Reece Eagleton.
Desmond stood up beside Infinity. âItâs not that simple.â
âIt couldnât be any simpler,â Eagleton said. âYouâre alive andââ
Armando cut him off. âThis can wait. Letâs give them five minutes to get their bearings and hydrate a bit. Infinity and Desmond, weâll see you in the post-bridging interview chamber.â
There was a click as Armando switched off the comm, and Infinity saw the two men exchanging words behind the plexiglass barrier.
Desmond was holding his gut. âJesus, does this ever get easier?â
âThat Eagletonâs an asshole,â Infinity said. âCome on, letâs get some water.â
He nodded. And then he frowned. âWhy do I still feel the alcohol?â
âItâs in your cells, so it bridged back with you. Why do people who drink always complain about the effects?â
He huffed out an abrupt laugh. âI deserved that.â
Exactly five minutes later, Infinity, Desmond, Zachariah, and Lorissa filed into the interview room and sat behind the waist-high barrier. Instead of being naked, they each wore a paper gownâanother long-standing policy that no longer mattered.
Armando and Eagleton sat waiting for them on the other side of the plexiglass. Just the two, which was a little surprising. Infinity had assumed, with the fate of 718 refugees on the line, a few more people might participate in this decision. At least some of the refugees themselves.
âWhatâs happened since our departure?â Lorissa asked.
âNothing good,â Eagleton replied with a frown. âAnother massive wind storm in the region, north of Little Rock. Could be five hundred dead. More earthquakes worldwide. No way to even estimate the deaths from those yet. And no way to estimate deaths from suicide and homicide. Hell in a handbasket, as they say. Which is why we need to get these colonies off this planet.â
âAbout that,â Zachariah said. âThe world we just assessed is not viable for our colony.â
âWhy not?â
âWeâll explain,â Zachariah replied, âbut we think you should begin preparing another bio-probe rather than preparing the refugees.â
âWe donât all think that,â Lorissa said.
Infinity wanted to grab the woman by the throat.
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